most turnovers in nba game all-time

LeBron James has committed the most career turnovers with 5,477 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player in NBA game all-time
NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
5,477
1,565
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
59,138
42,237
11,746
11,610
2,348
1,151
2,786
+7394
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4,885
1,255
33.2
21.1
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.3
43.9
1.1
3.6
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
41,680
26,452
8,801
10,043
1,975
409
3,200
+2910
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,524
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,578
+3010
4James Harden
J. Harden
4,325
1,168
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
3.7
40,616
28,161
6,570
8,459
1,733
662
2,889
+4574
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
4,244
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
3,942
+2941
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
4,010
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
3,353
+4153
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
4,003
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
2,572
+3868
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
3,804
1,247
34.1
21.1
12.1
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.3
14.8
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.2
57.0
5.0
7.1
3.1
42,565
26,326
15,140
1,707
1,022
1,552
2,801
9Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
3,682
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
2,971
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,667
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
4,383
+564
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,595
1,137
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
41,741
30,915
7,895
4,954
1,187
1,282
2,175
+4850
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3,537
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
4,034
+412
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,532
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,643
+3345
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,506
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
2,050
15Reggie Theus
R. Theus
3,493
1,026
33.7
18.5
3.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.3
1.0
25.2
4.5
5.5
82.6
54.5
1.2
2.1
3.4
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
1,206
236
3,008
16Steve Nash
S. Nash
3,478
1,217
31.3
14.3
3.0
8.5
0.7
0.1
5.2
10.6
49.0
1.4
3.2
42.8
2.5
2.8
90.4
60.5
0.5
2.5
2.9
38,069
17,387
3,642
10,335
899
102
1,982
+5043
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,381
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,304
+8910
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3,376
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,287
+532
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,326
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
2,328
+2827
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,310
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
4,146
+4887
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3,302
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,912
+2878
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3,262
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
1,777
+799
23Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,257
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,329
+2022
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3,230
1,041
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.3
3.9
4.3
91.1
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
35,438
25,818
4,872
6,599
1,574
272
2,341
+6200
25Robert Parish
R. Parish
3,183
1,534
28.9
14.8
9.2
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.2
57.2
2.9
6.4
2.1
44,320
22,637
14,172
2,106
1,164
2,267
4,219
+105
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